It took a while, but I finally have a pack of 2023 Topps for my display wall.
Packs were a real pain for me to find this year. A week after Series One was released, the local Walmart and Meijer had nothing. Mrs. WW and I decided to take a trip to South Bend and try our luck at Target.
We choose South Bend so we could make it a combination lunch at our favorite pizza place and a look for cards adventure. We stopped at a Target on the way and found nothing. After pizza we hit up two more Targets and a Meijer as well. All three were a waste of time as they too had nothing,
When we got home I decided I'd have to go the online route. The best option I could find was ordering from Fanatics. I had a free shipping code, so that would help, too. This would be my first direct purchase from them since they bought Topps.
I had to get a box of seven packs. The price was the same as on the Topps site, but the free shipping from Fanatics saved me quite a bit compared to what Topps charged. I was disappointed at checkout to see that Fanatics was charging me a $1.99 handling fee. I guess shipping wasn't completely free.
The box arrived two weeks after the order was placed. That was a bit disappointing too. I was hoping for a quicker ship time.
Once the box came, I grabbed a pack and added it to my shelf. I am now officially out of room and will need to add a fourth shelf for the 2024 pack.
Below is a GIF showing how the wall has progressed over the years. I have pictures from 2009 and then from 2012 to the present.
Are those all unopened packs? That's amazing!
ReplyDeleteI can’t afford unopened packs from the first eight years (1969-1976), so I made those. I bought a wrapper, put cards from the correct year inside, and used an iron to reseal it. The rest are all the real deal.
DeleteThats impressive!
ReplyDeleteAlways fun to see. Do you think having a blaster pack instead of a retail pack will annoy you over time? And did you choose the pack with the patch card?
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